Automation Workflow stable

Temporal

Durable workflow execution platform for microservices

13.0K stars Since 2020
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Durable workflow execution platform for microservices

License
MIT
Min RAM
2 GB
Min CPUs
2 cores
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
intermediate
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
K8s native
Offline
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none

Use cases

  • Primary: long-running-workflows
  • Primary: microservice-orchestration
  • Primary: saga-pattern

Anti-patterns / when NOT to use

  • Complex to operate in production
  • Steep learning curve
  • Overkill for simple automations

Replaces / alternatives to

  • AWS Step Functions
  • Camunda

Technical specs

Language
Go
API type
REST
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
dockernpm

Community

GitHub stars 13.0K
Contributors 0
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem none
Backing Temporal Technologies
Funding vc_backed

Release

Latest version
Last release
Since 2020

Best fit

Team size
solosmallmediumenterprise
Industries
general

Tags

  • durable-execution
  • workflow-engine
  • saga
  • retries
  • microservices
  • multi-language